Popular Post brickvoyeur Posted December 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Quote I'll read the Nightmare Before Christmas story this year, kids. Twas the night before Clearance And all through the aisle Steamrollers were packed Into my cart like a pile Exo Suits were hung In the storage with care Knowing that in a decade They still will be there Sergeant Jyn Erso was nestled Deep under my bed With terrible proportions And a face that looks dead Wonder woman in her armor And cheetah in her cap The lasso of truth will tell you That this set is pure crap When out on my doorstep A noise shook me awake ShopJustice still delivering Olaf Flat as a pancake Faster shipping than FedEx The turds as they came I cried and I pouted As I called them by name "Now, Dots! now, Mario! Now Lego Movie 1 and 2! On, Raiders! on, Mighty Dinos! On, Takodana and constractables too! To the depths of the dumpster! Stacked 50 feet tall Now throw away! throw away! throw away all!" Each year I make efforts To donate a bit more But Toys for tots sends a bill For returning them to my door Since I can't give them away I'll dig a big pit It's the final solution To get rid of this sh!t I shook as I laughed At the thought of relieving this pain It was nearly 3am So I looked quite insane As I poured the kerosene I cheered with delight "I'll light you on fire, So you're out of my sight" Edited December 7, 2022 by brickvoyeur 15 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labfreak7 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Well I'm just going by the number of posts- about 14k in the buying thread versus 5k in the selling thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay4e Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 13 minutes ago, labfreak7 said: Well I'm just going by the number of posts- about 14k in the buying thread versus 5k in the selling thread First I think the buying thread gets more replies to posts from what I have seen. Kind of like daily deals there is often more chatter about what to buy. Second I think a lot of us have more free time when standing in line or wandering around looking for deals, when in buying mode. Third oddities and great deals on buying seems more common than selling. Given that probably 90% + of all sales are ebay or amazon there is not as much variation. As for buying vs selling I think very few have done more selling than buying anyway, since building up inventory takes quite a bit of time, and profits often get rolled back in. So more chatter but also likely more buying.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
botchy123 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 43 minutes ago, labfreak7 said: So this is a weird question perhaps or an observation... Seems to be a whole lot more posts about what Lego set was bought, and significantly less about what is sold. Seems that the majority of us are buying a whole lot more often than selling. Mods feel free to move this to the bubble thread of more appropriate. It sounds strange but i think a few people think they make money when they buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapilgrim Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 3x FO Tie, $210 shipped, buy-in $37ea, all to same buyer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 1 hour ago, labfreak7 said: Well I'm just going by the number of posts- about 14k in the buying thread versus 5k in the selling thread I feel more empowered when bragging about buying a $40 set for $10. Not so much for the fact that I am only making less than $2 profit (after fess, gas,etc) when selling the said item. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legoray01 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 79003 Unexpected Gathering for $80 off of Craigslist (and yes buying is often much more fun to brag about!!!) But selling is where the money is Made a deal with my wife that Lego profits from 2016 go into the vacation fund. Today is the first deposit. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Well I'm just going by the number of posts- about 14k in the buying thread versus 5k in the selling thread Inherently, people don't like to share, even when they can't keep secrets anyway. Bragging is much easier... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zskid00 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) This week in FBA: LOTR Wizard Battle - $28.50 Gold Getaway - $34 Ninjago Warrior Bike - $35 Police Prisoner Transport 7286 - $40 Empire State Building - $44 Mirkwood Elf Army - $44 Shredder Dragon Bike - $50 Vulture Droid 75041 - $55 Uruk-hai Army - $73 Rancor Pit - $113 Batcave 6860 - $126 Edited January 6, 2016 by zskid00 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landphieran Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 60061 Fire Truck - 65.99 75012 Barc Speeder - 89.94 - Side Note: I sold about 10 of these prior to Christmas around $80-85. This has been my best buy since deloreans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory730 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 2x Lego Duplo Big Box Black Friday. $74 Amazon FBA. Should have not passed so many up while looking for big yellow one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapilgrim Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 200x red carpets $1.60 each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 7 minutes ago, justapilgrim said: 200x red carpets $1.60 each Bulk lot? I cannot believe you made any money selling them individually for that price, but if you did, kudos (and if you wish to divulge, I'm interested in hearing how you did it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 34 minutes ago, Phil B said: Bulk lot? I cannot believe you made any money selling them individually for that price, but if you did, kudos (and if you wish to divulge, I'm interested in hearing how you did it) That's clearing about $40 on the bulk lot. $40 is $40 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapilgrim Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Bulk lot, 0.39 each buy in + red card wiped out taxes. $240 in pocket before fees (shipping is not included). Will clear $200 for basically no work and less than a week hold time 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket77 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 7 minutes ago, justapilgrim said: Bulk lot, 0.39 each buy in + red card wiped out taxes. $240 in pocket before fees (shipping is not included). Will clear $200 for basically no work and less than a week hold time There should be a really, really like button for sales like this, sir I salute you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHawkeye Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 quick flipped an Ant Man - bought for $21 last night & sold for $47 by the time I woke up this morning 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapilgrim Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 200x red carpets $1.60 each Bulk lot? I cannot believe you made any money selling them individually for that price, but if you did, kudos (and if you wish to divulge, I'm interested in hearing how you did it) You can make money selling polybags 1 at a time, I started a thread about my war story with the decorating the tree polybag. I only do 1 at a time now if the kids are listing/shipping them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 19 minutes ago, justapilgrim said: Bulk lot, 0.39 each buy in + red card wiped out taxes. $240 in pocket before fees (shipping is not included). Will clear $200 for basically no work and less than a week hold time Ohhh, I forgot the $.39 part. I was figuring it at $1.19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 23 minutes ago, justapilgrim said: Bulk lot, 0.39 each buy in + red card wiped out taxes. $240 in pocket before fees (shipping is not included). Will clear $200 for basically no work and less than a week hold time Yes I can see how you make money on the bulk lot, I was wondering how you make money at that price individually. Now if you can shift them at $7-$9 each with a $0.39 buy in, individually, then again I see how money is made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
167pilot Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 All my local targets are showing them back at $3.99 Some had gone down to $120 but no longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapilgrim Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 All my local targets are showing them back at $3.99 Some had gone down to $120 but no longer They will show up at $3.99 using the target tracker, actual price depends on % off Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoroakenfelder Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 3 hours ago, HappyHawkeye said: quick flipped an Ant Man - bought for $21 last night & sold for $47 by the time I woke up this morning Amazon or Ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHawkeye Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, thoroakenfelder said: Amazon or Ebay? Amazon, and that was at or near the lowest available price Edited January 7, 2016 by HappyHawkeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapilgrim Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 4 hours ago, Phil B said: Yes I can see how you make money on the bulk lot, I was wondering how you make money at that price individually. Now if you can shift them at $7-$9 each with a $0.39 buy in, individually, then again I see how money is made. here is some of the short version 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenxxx Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (My son's) used 75097 SW Advent Calendar, no box, just 24 complete minbuilds + spare parts, free shipping. $33 on ebay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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